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Ladd Ehlinger Jr. Goes Hollywood

Posted on | August 16, 2010 | 21 Comments

My latest column at The American Spectator:

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — On a sound stage near Santa Monica Boulevard, actress Valerie Novak flubs a line and director Ladd Ehlinger Jr. asks her to repeat it. “And — action!”
Novak nails the line this time and continues with her dramatic monologue when the director’s cell phone rings, forcing another retake. Ehlinger mutters, “Can somebody fire the director, please?”
Sunday’s daylong shoot was running slightly behind schedule, as actors and actresses lounged around the studio awaiting their turns in front of the camera for a series of political advertisements. Three members of Ehlinger’s cast are Republican candidates for Congress and, by Labor Day, these videos could be bringing them YouTube fame. . . .

Please read the whole thing. Here are some more photos of yesterday’s shoot in Hollywood:

Ladd Ehlinger Jr. adjusts the camera to make sure he’s got the parting of the CGI green-screen Red Sea in perfect focus.

Stage 15 of Ben Kitay Productions: “Quiet on the set!”

Mona Lee Goss is actually a much nicer person than the character she’s portraying in this shot.

Standing between Steel Chambers as the Monster and Jack Marino as Igor, Mattie Fein is easily the best-looking character in this photo.

Standing alone, I’m easily the best-looking character in this photo.

Mark Reed is running for Congress against Brad Sherman in California District 27. Considering his Native American ancestry, when Reed says “take our country back,” it has a distinctive resonance.

Mattie Fein and political operative Ali Wolter relax on the set.

“Toto, I don’t think we’re in What’s the Matter With Kansas anymore!”

Who could possibly wish harm to sweet little Kylie O’Brien?

Who else? It’s the Wicked Witch of the West!

Category: California, Celebrities, Congress, Election, Hollywood

Comments

21 Responses to “Ladd Ehlinger Jr. Goes Hollywood”

  1. Bob Belvedere
    August 16th, 2010 @ 12:47 pm

    New nickname for RSM: Stacy Hollywood.

  2. Bob Belvedere
    August 16th, 2010 @ 8:47 am

    New nickname for RSM: Stacy Hollywood.

  3. smitty
    August 16th, 2010 @ 1:14 pm

    @gg,
    Just so you know, Google has its own blogs that you can start for free.

  4. smitty
    August 16th, 2010 @ 9:14 am

    @gg,
    Just so you know, Google has its own blogs that you can start for free.

  5. Joe
    August 16th, 2010 @ 1:42 pm

    gg, I thought Wicked was very clever. And I preferred the play to the book.

    But my first thought on this post was that this “Wicked Witch of the West” symbolized Nancy Pelosi.

  6. Joe
    August 16th, 2010 @ 1:42 pm

    Palamino.

  7. Joe
    August 16th, 2010 @ 9:42 am

    gg, I thought Wicked was very clever. And I preferred the play to the book.

    But my first thought on this post was that this “Wicked Witch of the West” symbolized Nancy Pelosi.

  8. Joe
    August 16th, 2010 @ 9:42 am

    Palamino.

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  10. Joe
    August 16th, 2010 @ 2:21 pm

    Hmmm, either gg is intentionally messing with TOM threads by cluttering them up with her random thoughts.

    Or gg really is as insane as we thought she was.

    Or both.

  11. Joe
    August 16th, 2010 @ 10:21 am

    Hmmm, either gg is intentionally messing with TOM threads by cluttering them up with her random thoughts.

    Or gg really is as insane as we thought she was.

    Or both.

  12. JSF
    August 16th, 2010 @ 4:50 pm

    It’s confirmed — gg and the Left are really crazy.

    They lie (as Matt Y does), they talk to themselves (as gg does) and they keep repeating the same things over and over (It’s Bush’s fault [tm]).

    Could gg really be homeless aand shivering in Santa Monica? Posts above point to yes.

  13. JSF
    August 16th, 2010 @ 12:50 pm

    It’s confirmed — gg and the Left are really crazy.

    They lie (as Matt Y does), they talk to themselves (as gg does) and they keep repeating the same things over and over (It’s Bush’s fault [tm]).

    Could gg really be homeless aand shivering in Santa Monica? Posts above point to yes.

  14. Jehuda
    August 16th, 2010 @ 8:53 pm

    You guys were at the Television Center? Shame. About a mile away from my new home. And even closer to the address I vacated 2 weeks ago. Hopefully we can coincide next time.

  15. Jehuda
    August 16th, 2010 @ 4:53 pm

    You guys were at the Television Center? Shame. About a mile away from my new home. And even closer to the address I vacated 2 weeks ago. Hopefully we can coincide next time.

  16. thelastshow - Karen
    August 17th, 2010 @ 6:14 am

    Awesome photos from the McFly on the FilmLadd green screen! Now all I want to know is this: did Ladd pay the fedora union scale or not?

  17. thelastshow - Karen
    August 17th, 2010 @ 2:14 am

    Awesome photos from the McFly on the FilmLadd green screen! Now all I want to know is this: did Ladd pay the fedora union scale or not?

  18. Brad
    August 19th, 2010 @ 6:29 pm

    Good! Ladd is going to help these candidates do exactly what the ALL candidates in Alabama he ‘helped’ did. That is, lose. Making people look like idiots and getting lots of publicity for doing so makes Ladd the ultimate self-promoting narcissist.

  19. Brad
    August 19th, 2010 @ 2:29 pm

    Good! Ladd is going to help these candidates do exactly what the ALL candidates in Alabama he ‘helped’ did. That is, lose. Making people look like idiots and getting lots of publicity for doing so makes Ladd the ultimate self-promoting narcissist.

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